What makes a good burger?

Good ingredients
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>>21429354
kill yourself faggot

>>21429349 (OP)
>onion
>mayo
>catsup
>cheese
its that easy

>>21429349 (OP)
good ingredients and technique

>>21429349 (OP)
nice and greasy, no cheese, cooked medium, minimum other ingredients. maybe just onions.

>>21429354
fpbp /thread

>>21429349 (OP)
A good burger can be enjoyed on it's own, just a bun for hand hold-ability. A bit of pickled items - either cucumber or onion - give acid to balance out the meat and fat. If you have lean meat, cheese and sauce are necessary to add moisture back and some fat (though if properly handled this is not required).

Lettuce, onion, and tomato are really just people trying to make the burger seem "healthy" by adding salad bits to it. It's not really required to make a good burger. The burger itself is and always will be the star of the show.

For the burger: the lean level of the meat determines how you should cook it. 90%+ you need to pan or griddle fry, thin as possible, preferably with added lard or butter. 80-90% is for grilling on a grate with propane or charcoal and sub 80% needs to be smoked or offset grilled to render all that fat. The better the meat, the better the end product will be.

Sauce is personal preference.

>>21429349 (OP)
A big heaping scoop of curried sour cream, that's what.

>>21429349 (OP)
How well the meat is browned and the bun are the only thing that matters. Everything else can make it go from good to excellent but if there is no browning and the bun is cheap bullshit it will never be "good."

Toast the buns with mayo. That's it, you now have a gourmet burger unless the patty is an abomination

The Big Kahuna Burger had a lot of ketchup.

>>21429369
>catsup
are you 80 years old?

a couple handfuls of pic related

>>21429349 (OP)
the correct ingredients in the correct proportions

>>21429875
kek nta but I type catsup occasionally on here hoping for a (You) but I never got one

>>21429349 (OP)
wendy's really has the worse burgers
i had wendy's today and it was awful
the beef just tastes weird

>>21429970
then stop going to wendy's dum dum

>>21429349 (OP)
Oil, fat, chargrilled, juicy, satisfying. Sometimes a nice crust is good.
Good ingredients, in-house burger recipe, typically 75% - 25% meat fat ratio, cooked properly. A nice soft roll and a juicy hot burger patty chargrilled with trimmings of your choice.
Now you can smash it on a flatiron if you want and do smash or OK-fried burgers with onions, and those are great too, sure. But chargrilled over hot coals or wood is just always great no matter what.
And it has to be well-seasoned. Salt, pepper, more than you think.

>tl;dr method and seasonings > technique > trimmings

>>21429349 (OP)
Was this a subtle goodburger reference?

>>21429349 (OP)
a runny fucking messy ass egg apparently

>>21429970
what's wendy's

>>21429349 (OP)
>What makes a good burger?
Ordering a burger at a steakhouse is always a safe bet (like for lunch). The oak smoke or the quality will be ideal and they know how to perfect the doneness to your wishes. The bun will always be nice, as well.

Bonus might be some incredible shoestring fries. I am simple, bacon and cheddar, lettuce, tomato, mayo, I like a black n blue, mushroom swiss, all of them. Image is the stuffed cheesy mushroom topped shake shack.

>>21429349 (OP)
Bbc sauce

toasted bun, raw onions, pepperjack/cheddar/swiss, a1 and mayo. bacon or egg is nice but optional

no filler garbage like tomato or lettuce or mustard

>>21430184
>garbage like mustard
Are you fucking retarded or are your tastes buds fried from getting blow banged at the grey hound station. Seriously what the fuck is wrong with you? Fucking Faggot

>>21429354
Technically correct, yes, BUT
first post, worst post.
Thread goes on.

>>21429349 (OP)
Nothing. There are no good burgers.

Kenan and/or Kel

>>21430219
>hes a mustard enthusiast

disgusting.

>>21429400
>no cheese

automatic failure

>>21430072
>I like a black n blue

Best burger I ever had was a Black & Bleu at a steakhouse. Luckily there's a really good burger joint near me, even if it can't reach those heights.

>>21430067
Wendy's nuts hit your chin.

>>21430333
sorry my nig but you're in the wrong. Crying over greens doesn't help your case.

>>21429349 (OP)
If it were a bad burger, I wouldn't be sitting here discussing it with you, now would I?

>>21429613
I like maters on chicky 'wiches

>>21429349 (OP)
i like it when it tastes good

>>21429349 (OP)
a nice bun makes or breaks a good burger

>>21429349 (OP)
a good cook

there are two valid ways to make a burger:
1. thickburger like OP. loose, quality 80/20, melty cheese, whatever toppings you want
2. smashburger on 450-500F cast iron. good sear, lacy edges, toasted bun. melty cheese + onions and/or pickles only

>>21429349 (OP)
The right cooks.